Why do people write poetry?

[Aish]

I write because words are my first and greatest love. I am fascinated with them, the fact that little characters can become familiar, mimic sounds, illicit emotions, or relay information. I was writing poetry before I was 9 years old, so the best answer I can give you for why I personally write is because it is a compulsion deep within my being.

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If we look back to historic poetry as a clue, I draw the conclusion that poetry, stories, music, sculpture is an attempt to transcend the limitations of our physical affliction and create shared beauty.

Unless you're Billy or Ava - then it's just to make some halfwit chicks eyes glaze over momentarily with a few haphazardly strung together cliches.